1. Ovaries are the primary female sex organ producing eggs (ovum).
2. They are located one on each side of lower abdomen (pelvis).
3. The ovary is attached in pelvic wall uterus by an ovarian ligament called mesovarium.
4. It is an elliptical structure of 2-4 cm long
5. Each ovary is covered by thin cuboidal germinal epithelium encloses ovarian stroma.
6. Below germinal epithelium is a dense connective tissue called tunica albuginea.
7. The stroma is differentiated into outer cortex and inner medulla.
8. The cortex is dense and granular due to follicular cells at varying development stages.
9. The medulla is a loose connective tissue with blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerve.
